{"topic_id":"exotic_enrichment_sugar_glider","category":"exotic-enrichment","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_enrichment_sugar_glider\ncategory: exotic-enrichment\ntitle: \"Sugar Glider — enrichment (owner-practical care, Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner version (merckvetmanual.com/all-other-pets), first-hand consumer care text saved to source_file; C1 byte-substring verified. Pulled 2026-08-01.\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/owner-care/merck_sugar_glider.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-01\ntokens_estimated: 840\nverification:\n  method: substring_match\n  claims: 12\n  passed: 12\n  date: 2026-08-01\nrecovered: false\npath: exotic-enrichment/exotic_enrichment_sugar_glider/01_exotic_enrichment_sugar_glider.md\nsource_document: \"Merck Veterinary Manual — pet owner version (all-other-pets)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Merck Veterinary Manual (merckvetmanual.com), pet owner version\"\n  title: \"Sugar Glider — enrichment (owner-practical care, Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner)\"\n  url: \"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/all-other-pets\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-01\"\n  ref: \"Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner version — sugar glider care\"\n  doc_type: \"professional veterinary manual (consumer version)\"\n  needs_review: false\n---\n\n# Sugar Glider — enrichment (owner-practical care, Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner)\n\nSource: first-hand Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner text, saved to `source_file`; every claim below is a C1 byte-substring of it.\n\n## Claims\n\n- `Branches are good for climbing, but some woods are toxic to sugar gliders.`\n- `Do not use almond, apricot, black walnut, cherry, or peach tree branches.`\n- `Apple or untreated citrus tree branches are safer, as long as they are pesticide-free.`\n- `Any branches brought in from the outdoors should be baked at low heat (200–250°F, or 93–121°C) for at least 30 minutes to kill microbes before being placed in the cage.`\n- `Toys like bird swings or chew toys (made for cats or small dogs) may also be appropriate.`\n- `Do Sugar Gliders Need Exercise? Yes, sugar gliders need plenty of exercise.`\n- `It should also have plenty of room for climbing and playing.`\n- `Put branches and toys in their cage so they can climb, push, and carry items.`\n- `However, never leave sugar gliders unsupervised outside their enclosure, as they are easily injured.`\n- `They are most playful and vocal in the evening and at night.`\n- `A poor enclosure or allowing sugar gliders to roam freely and unsupervised can result in serious injury.`\n- `Obesity: Prevent with proper diet and exercise.`\n\n---\n\n**Source:** `pdf-raw/owner-care/merck_sugar_glider.txt` · https://www.merckvetmanual.com/all-other-pets\n","sources":["exotic-enrichment — Sugar Glider — enrichment (owner-practical care, Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner) (retrieved 2026-08-01)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-enrichment","title":"Sugar Glider — enrichment (owner-practical care, Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner)","url":"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/all-other-pets","retrieved":"2026-08-01","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Merck Veterinary Manual — pet owner version (all-other-pets)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/owner-care/merck_sugar_glider.txt"},"source_document":"Merck Veterinary Manual — pet owner version (all-other-pets)","source_file":"pdf-raw/owner-care/merck_sugar_glider.txt","tokens_estimated":430,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}